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Space Invaders
5.10d,
Trad, 70 ft (21 m),
Avg: 2.7 from 64
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FA: FA: Felix Modugno, Rich Strang, John Goobic, April 1981
New York
> Gunks
> Trapps
> i. High E
Description
Start in the same place as for
Groovy. After 15' bust around the corner and angle up right to a good horizontal. Move up through the obvious crimper section and into the crack. Pull the crux moves ... I say plural because the crux section is more than one move; it's a couple of hard moves linked together. Once you pull up over the bulge, place a critical #1 Camalot; there's no gear after this and you still have some 5.8 climbing that's not all that obvious, up and left to the shared anchor.
Location
Protection
Small wires and a single set of cams up to a #2 Camalot.
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i checked with a very prominent local who told me that someone had top-roped it before as "space invaders direct" May 13, 2012
So do we have two names for the same line, or is there a separate "Space Invaders Direct" line in between the Groovy Direct variation and Space Invaders proper?
The direct variation I did was fairly juggy and fun, seemed like 10a. I would not have guessed there was space on the rock for another distinct line between that and Space Invaders 10d proper.
. (If there's only one direct line, then my feeling is that it makes more sense to call it "Groovy Direct", because if think of it as a variation of Space Invaders than you get the odd result that the "direct" variation at 10a is easier than the main route at 10d.) Aug 4, 2013
Paris, France
Seattle, WA
Any consensus on the grade for Space Invaders Direct? I felt it easier than 10d. Gear is pumpy to place and a bit spaced but very solid and the fall is clean. Jun 15, 2015
Rahway, New Jersey
Tempe, AZ
I made an onsight attempt of the direct today, following the arete into the face holds, not using the crack at all. It is 10+ or 10d, and the gear is there, but small. One BD .3 cam fits into the pocket you can see from the ground in the middle of the face. The climb probably is pg13 relative to others at the Trapps, but my X4 with no backup (no place to put another piece) held a solid 15 foot fall, from the last crux move. A tricam might also fit there. Long story short, if you want a bouldery, fun, 10+ with somewhat spicy gear, go for it, its all there. Sep 6, 2015